Welcome to Bluefield ...The town of Bluefield is located in Tazewell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluefield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bluefield has a population of 4,848 people<2> (see below for details). Bluefield is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bluefield is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Bluefield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Bluefield: 276 The ZIP code for Bluefield: 24605<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bluefield had an population of 4,848 people. This is a decrease of 10.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.53% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bluefield had a population of 5,444 people (or 12.07% of the total population of Tazewell County). This makes Bluefield the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Bluefield represents 0.07% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,444 people, the population of Bluefield increased 7.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,078 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bluefield. Communities Also Named Bluefield ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bluefield - they are located in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluefield. Communities near Bluefield ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bluefield.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bluefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluefield. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bluefield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluefield. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluefield. See our Newspapers Page for Bluefield. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluefield ...Looking for more information about Bluefield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Bluefield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bluefield. Adding Bluefield to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bluefield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bluefield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluefield. Footnotes ...
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